Zugg Software :: View topic - Help with a multi-state trigger.

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

So on the MUD I play my character has an AoE ability that hits multiple (up to 3) monsters at once in a room.
I'm trying to create a multi-state trigger that works in conjunction with my "sensing" trigger that finds my target.
What I do is set my target variable to the monster I am hunting, then I fire off the "sense" ability that senses for
the monster and the MUD prompts me of what direction it is in then moves in that direction and senses again.
After doing this until I am finally in the same room as my target it triggers a message about how I am already
in the same room as my target and from there I set my trigger to fire off a single usage of my AoE ability.
Here is where my problem occurs. From this point I am trying to create a multi-state trigger that will do the following...

When my AoE ability fires, the next line determines how many, if any, targets are hit.
I need to create a multi-state here with conditions on if ANY targets are hit it will fire my AoE ability again, and
if NO targets are hit (resulting in just my AoE abilities syntax to scroll with no targets hit on the very next line)
that it fires off my "sense" trigger again to continue searching for more of my @target. Any input on how I can
accomplish this feat?

I'm guessing,
#TRIG {AoE Syntax that appears on the mud}
#COND... and from here I have no idea....

P.S. I am extremely new to multi-state triggers and complex scripting ect. =(

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:07 am

i assume the damage messages for each critter are on seperate lines?
If so then you would want a named alarm, and likely don't need to bother with a state at all, just triggers for the damage messages.

#ALARM "keepSensing" +2 {sense}

With it being named, the fact that it fires multiple times won't matter, each call with just refresh the time state
So long as the delay is long enough for all the messages to be processed, you will only get sense sent to the game once.

If there is a specific message for hitting nothing, or wrapping up the AoE ability, all the better.

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

When I use the AoE ability it sends the abilities text to the screen. If there are no NPCs to hit it will just show that text and nothing after it.
If there are NPCs to hit it'll hit them on the next line. Being that it can hit multiple enemies how can I make a trigger that will keep firing
the AoE as long as it's still hitting targets and also have another condition where it will move to sense more targets if it hits nothing?

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

Also I don't think the #ALARM would work for me because I wouldn't be able to trigger off the AoE hitting nothing.
Thus a multi-state trigger would allow me to trigger off MOBs being hit, with more AoE'ing, as well as no MOBs
being hit, with going back to sensing for more targets.

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

The first trigger state would be the ability's basic text, the second state would be type within lines 1, and would match everything: ^(*)$ . You can then check in the trigger body if %1 (the entire line) matches whatever the NPC being hit looks like. Without seeing actual MUD output it would be hard to provide more than that, sorry.

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:49 am

%trigger("keepSensing") would let you know if the alarm exists though, and you could have another alarm that checks against that on a shorter timer.

#ALARM "sensor" +1 {#IF (%trigger("keepSensing")) {#NOOP Nothing happens here} {Nothing was hit commands}}

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

I'm positive I do not want to use an #ALARM.

Say when I use my AoE the following output hits the screen, "You cast your AoE."
On the very next line, if there are NPCs in the room, it will show their HP bars. "[=======-]"
If there are no NPCs it will just show "You cast your AoE." and then nothing on the very next line.

What I would like to do is create a multistate trigger that if targets are hit on that very
next line, it fires another AoE usage, and if nothing is hit it fires "sense @target".

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

Also when the AoE hits target(s) it doesn't show the NPCs name just a health bar pops up with damage numbers next to them.
I don't need it to recognize the target names, just that it actually hit something.

Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:35 pm

Sorcerer Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 809

Newbie Joined: 04 Jun 2016 Posts: 7

Daern that worked perfectly. Thank you so much.